French tax officials have discovered more than 20,000 undeclared private swimming pools using artificial intelligence (AI), netting $9.9 million in revenue.
What Happened
The French tax office on Monday said it had uncovered 20,356 pools with the help of a system developed by Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Capgemini—that identified pools on aerial images and cross-checks them with french land registry databases, the Guardian reported.Pools in France usually lead to higher property taxes because they boost property value and must be declared under French laws.
